The Music Aptitude Test can feel unfamiliar at first, especially if your child has never seen the format before.
This page shows simple video examples of the main areas usually tested: pitch, rhythm, melody and texture.
If you want the full overview first, read our
Complete Guide to the Music Aptitude Test (UK).
Pitch questions test whether a child can hear if one note is higher or lower than another, or spot a small change in sound.
This is often harder than parents expect because the difference between two notes can be very small.
Rhythm questions test whether a child can recognise patterns of long and short sounds, pulses, or the order of a rhythmic pattern.
These questions reward careful listening rather than musical theory knowledge.
Melody questions ask children to compare short musical phrases and decide whether they are the same or different.
The change can be very slight, so attention and memory both matter here.
Texture questions test whether a child can hear how many sounds or musical lines are happening at the same time.
This can mean identifying one sound, two sounds, or more complex layers.